Cinematography planning

Cinematography Planning

Cinematography is vital within any film as the cinematography effectively keep the audience interested. If the film was filmed just from one camera angle, and used one type of movement the film would be boring and unsuccessful.  Cinematography is defined as the art of photography and camerawork in film-making. Therefor the to use most of the different techniques within cinematography is important to make a successful film.


Our film will consist of a low angle shot, this will be used when Bettie has finished killing Kane, and when she is walking away we will film it as a low angle to make Bettie look intimidating and create the antagonist effect. Also during the low angle we will ensure you can hear the crunching of the leaves, to emphasis the power bettie has.

Also there will be a high angle. A high angle is when the camera is above head height usually to make a character look small or weak. We will use high angle when the group are walking into the forest to show the size of the forest compared to the characters, me, Malu and Bettie thought this would highlight the vulnerabilty of the group of friends, and make the audience question if there is something or someone in the forest who might be the antagonist. Showing the setting (forest) is important to show to audience that it is a thriller film.

Eye levle camera angle is similar to point of view. the camera is at the height of eye levle mostly used during converstation. In our thriller film we will plan to use this camrea shot when the group are just have normal conversation and walking the dog. This used to help the audience build a realationship with the characters, so that when the the group are trying to escape the forest, the audience feel for the characters. Having the audience build a relationship makes it easier for us to build tension, shock, suprise and suspence which is key to make our thriller film succesful.

Zooming in is when the camera zooms in to highlight or draw attention to something important during the film. We are going to include zooming when Bettie she turns round after killing Kane, to show to blood around her mouth. The reason we done this is because we obviously cant film Bettie eating Kane so the blood around the mouth shows that she must of eaten me. The zooming in on the mouth also indicates that she might be after more people, which puts the audience in suspense and questioning who might be next.

Close up is when the camera is zoomed in on and a specific thing. In our thriller film close ups are going to be used to show the characters faces when trying to escape the forest. This is conventional of a thriller film to represent the panic and fear of the antagonist. This ensures the audience are put on edge and worried for the characters. Also we may use close up on Kane's face to show the reaction after seeing the Bettie is an antagonist, this is going to be done to shock the audience.

Panning is when the camera stays in one place and can rotate horizontaly. We plan to use panning when we are throwing a stick for the dog to chase. The camera will only pan so much so the dog runs out of sight, this is so it is clear to the audience that the dog has gone missing. Also panning shows the surrondings which will be a dark forest, this is important to show the that the scenry is eery and scary.

In conclusion the art of photography and camerawork in film is cinematography. Bettie, Male and Myself have made a plan to ensure that we use atleast six different types of cinematography. I think cinematography is vital to conduct as professinal film. I think this plan will remind us when we are making the film where we need to change the camera angle or movement, so we dont just film it all from one point of view, as that would make the film boring and succesful. Overall the cinematography most important part i think is the change in camera angles, to ensure that they audience engange with the charcters and build a realtionship. So that when it comes to the scene where they are trying to escape the forest, the audience will feel tense and scared for each character.